androlatry · noun — the worship of men. It carries an Arena rating of 1304, earned across 179 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, androlatry ranks #2,273 of 17,205 for The Improbable, #2,286 of 17,207 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #3,040 of 17,176 for Most Incisive Words, #3,642 of 17,163 for Most Sublime Words.
Why “androlatry” is a great word
ANDROLATRY — [Noun] The worship of men or the masculine principle. From the Greek andro- ("man, male") and -latry ("worship"). Unlike anthropolatry, which venerates humanity in general, or gynolatry, which exalts the feminine, androlatry is a pointed devotion to the male. It is the sculptor smoothing the marble of a hero's torso, the hushed reverence before a political strongman's statue, and the quiet, structural faith that elevates a boardroom's consensus to scripture—a reverence so foundational it often mistakes itself for gravity.
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Etymology
From andro- + -latry.
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